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. 2019 Jul;9(3):174-175.
doi: 10.1177/1941874418809879. Epub 2018 Nov 14.

Area Postrema Syndrome

Carlos R Camara-Lemarroy  1 , Dana Abo Al Sahm  1 , Matthew Boyko  1 , Jessica Jenkins  2 , Jonathan D Krett  1 , Michael Yeung  1
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Area Postrema Syndrome

Carlos R Camara-Lemarroy et al. Neurohospitalist. 2019 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: autoimmune diseases of the nervous system; clinical specialty; imaging; neuroimmunology; neuromyelitis optica; techniques.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
MRI Brain and C-Spine. Axial T2-weighted (A), T2-FLAIR (B), and T1-weighted post-gadolinium (C) image sequences demonstrate a T2-hyperintense, non-enhancing lesion in the dorsal periependymal medulla affecting the area postrema. A sagittal T2-weighted sequence (D) illustrates the same lesion extending approximately 2 cm.
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